ISBN-13: 9780788431838 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 268 str.
ISBN-13: 9780788431838 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 268 str.
This book contains abstracts of petitions submitted by ex-slaveholders seeking monetary compensation for their slaves freed by the District of Columbia emancipation act of 1862. Under the original act and subsequent legislation, there were approximately 1